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In our early discussions planning this series, our curiosity was inspired. We live and breathe Cargo Biking, and we know why we make certain design choices and offer the bikes we do. Being so close to our own thinking, we wondered why people choose the style and model of cargo bikes that they do. So to learn insights from other cargo cyclists, we took to the Twittersphere to ask what people looked for when selecting a cargo bike to carry kids, as well as some reflection about their experience. We got many great responses by email and have included some of them in this post. We hope you find it as informative as we did!

What was/is your criteria for choosing a #CargoBike to carry kids? We're doing a comprehensive overview and would love your input!

Are you looking for a way to carry kids by bike? Many of our riders use the Yuba Mundo to transport kids to and from school and other outings. The Monkey Bars have been designed with these families in mind, offering a bit more structure for the passengers, and peace of mind for the rider.

Child Bike Seat Alternative: Yuba Mundo with Monkey Bars make it safe and fun to carry kids by bike!

My favorite part of bicycling is that it makes me feel connected to the community. When you ride a bike, you don’t ride through a community, you ride in it. You feel this ethos when you are with other cyclists. It’s a community. So as thanksgiving approaches, it only makes sense that cyclists would reach out to do something for the community around them. Yuba Bicycles is proud to be sponsoring this event to benefit the community food bank this year. Please join us.

Cranksgiving is a charitable event that happens every year all across America. It has become a new tradition that cyclists can be proud of. Cranksgiving Marin is our local cycling community coming together to help the less fortunate by collecting food for the Marin County Food Bank. It’s a fun way to use our bicycles for a great cause. We’ll ride to different grocery stores to collect all the food on our shopping list on a scenic tour through six marin county communities.

Riders will receive a “manifest” before the ride that they will use as a shopping list to purchase items from various grocery stores along the route. Bagging rights go to the rider or team that completes first and the rider/team that collects the most. In the end, the community wins. All food is donated to the Marin county Food Bank who efficiently redistributes food to those in need.

The event is free, but you need to bring enough money to purchase the items on the manifest. We recommend asking people you know to help by donating to your cause. Remember to bring your biggest panniers and strongest bike if you plan to collect a lot of food. And don’t forget your lock, too.

Celebrate with us at the After-Party hosted by Rock The Bike at the Marin County Brewing company starting at 5:00 when the winners of each category will be announced. Any donation for the music at the after party will be gladly accepted.

Do you sometimes lament that not nearly enough kids ride to school these days? Damn, that makes me sound old. Kids nowdays!!… Well, take heart. The Bicycle Revolution is coming at us big as the tsumanis and hurricanes! Kids still love to ride bikes. And with the energy of bike advocates all across the country raising the call of programs like safe routes to school and other bike-to-school challenges, kids are turning to bikes for their everyday transportation in droves.

Need proof, you say? Thought you’d never ask. Be prepared to be inspired by Bay Middle School near Cleveland, Ohio. Propelled by the school’s Bike-to-School Challenge, 63% of the students of Bay Middle School rode to school this week. Driven on by advocates like Lawrence Kuh, a fifth grade teacher at Bay Middle school and major advocate for biking, the students of this school pulled 28,641 pounds of carbon emissions out of the atmosphere and saved $3,857 in gasoline costs by having an average of 58% of the students ride to school instead of being taken to school by fossil-fuel vehicles. Dig the numbers? How about this: last year, the students tallied up enough bicycling miles to circle the globe 3 times!. Impressive.

This school blew me away when I went to visit as part of the Yuba Bicycles “Change Your Mobility” Tour during Bike to Work Week. I had the privilege to introduce their students to “What a Bicycle Can Do”. I sure hope that Bay Middle School will inspire other schools to support bike to school programs. Keep it up!